Brush.



, PATENTED MAY 22, 1906 W. H. BENNETT.

BRUSH.

APPLIOATION FILED JAN. 23. 1905.

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UNITED STATES PATENT @FBIGE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 22, 1906.

Application filed a ua y 23, 1905. Serial No. 242,225.

To a whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. BENNETT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State of New York,have invented a new and Improved Brush, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to brushes of that class in which thebrushing-surface is formed of sheets of suitably-flexible andmeasurablyelastic material, such as felt or any similar fabric. Brushesmade of such material are adapted to a large number of purposes; and.the essential feature of my present invention consists in providing amore economical and efficient construction for such a brush and relatesmore especially to the construction of the back or support for thesheets of felt comprising the brushing-surface.

In the accompanying drawings I have shown my invention as embodied in abrush of that class more especially adapted to polishing shoes and otherlike purposes. In the construction of brushes for such purposes I havefound that a strip of felt can be very satisfactorily secured to asurface ofwood by means of any suitable glue or cement.

To cut slots or grooves in a wooden backpiece or handle and secure thesheets of felt in such grooves by means of suitable glue or cementproduces a very satisfactory brush; but there is considerable expenseinvolved in the grooving of the handles orbacks and in' the insertion ofthe edges of the sheets of felt within the grooves.

It is the purpose of my present invention to overcome this difficultyand at the same time secure the benefits resulting from the combinationof the wood supporting-pieces between the sheets of felt and to whichthe sheets of felt may be directly cemented-that is, so much of thesheets as is arranged to extend within the surface of the brush handleor back proper. I have therefore provided a series of separating-stripswhich are practically the equivalent, so far as cross-sectional area andconformation are concerned, of the supporting pieces or spaces betweenthe grooves in a wooden back for a brush of this kind, except, however,that I prefer to have the grain run lengthwise of such strips for thepurpose of securing greater strength. My

brush, then, comprises a series of sheets of felt cemented toseparating-pieces of wood or like material and with suchseparating-pieces held in place in a suitable back for the brush.

I have found that to cement the entire series of separating-strips andthe edges of the felt lying in the same plane therewith to a commonback-strip secures a very satisfac tory support for suchseparating-pieces and the felt attached thereto. I have also found itdesirable to inclose this latter strip and the separating strips orpieces all within a suit able sheet-metal case, which forms in realitythe exterior of the handle or back proper. Such a sheet-metal case orhandle may be formed very cheaply. It helps to secure theseparating-stripsand the main uniting-strip firmly in place, and. at thesame time when properly enameled or finished such a sheetmetal casepresents a very neat and tasty ap pearance.

The accompanying drawings, illustrating my invention, are as follows:

Figure'l is a side view of my brush with. a portion of the metal casebroken away. Fig. 2 is a view of the brush from the under side. Fig. 3is an end view of the brush. Fig. 4 shows in perspective a few of thesheets of felt and their separating-strips and a part of the mainuniting-strip to which they are secured. Fig. 5 is a transversesectional View of the metallic handle-case for the brush.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the drawings, my brush con.- sists of a series of sheets offelt F, having the upper portion of one of its sides glued to aseparating strip of wood 8. These sheets of felt F and theseparating-strips s, to which they are glued, are in turn cementedthroughout a portion of their upper surface to a common supporting oruniting piece 25. This uniting piece or strip t is of such a length, asin dicated in the drawings, as to be readilyforced Within and betweenthe ends of the case B, where it is securely held by the smallindentations (1, formed in the ends of the case B. The separating-stripss are of such a length, as will be at once understood, as to be readilyforced in between the sides of the case B.

In constructing my brush the sheets of felt F, one at a time, are eachcemented to its corresponding separating-strips s and then a sufficientnumber of them are assembled and cemented to the uniting-strip t, and inthis operation the upper edges of the felt where they come in contactwith this strip t are also cemented to such strip at, so as to secure anincreased cementingsurface and for uniting the felts as well as theseparating-strips to this common uniting-piece-t. When thus assembled,the strip t,w1th the desired number of felts and separating-stripssecured thereto, is inserted within the case B, and the indentations dare formed for holding the strip in place. On account of the close fitof all the arts the separating-pieces s are firmly hel within the caseB, thereby producing a very rigid support for the sheets of feltcomprising the brushing-surface. My brush, then, comprises aseries ofsheets of felt cemented to a common back piece or supporting-piece andalso cemented to a series of separating-strips, such separating-stripsalso secured to the back piece and such unitingstrip andseparating-strips all held in place in a suitable metallic casetherefor.

What I claim is 1. In a brush, a series of sheets of fabric arranged insubstantially parallel planes, separating-strips between such sheets offabric near their upper edges, a common unitingstrip secured to suchseparating-strips and to the upper edges of such sheets of fabric, suchseparating-strips secured to such sheets of fabric and an inclosing casearranged to engage such separating-strips.

2. In abrush, a series of sheets of fabric arranged in substantiallyparallel planes, separating-strips between such sheets of fabric neartheir upper edges, a common uniting= strip secured to suchseparating-strips and to the upper edges of such sheets of fabric, aninclosing case, such separating-strips secured to such sheets of fabricand means for securing such separating strips and such commonuniting-strip in such inclosing case.

3. In a brush, in combination With a series of sheets of fabric arrangedin substantially parallel planes, a common uniting strip, means forsecuring such sheets of fabric to such common uniting-strip comprising aseries of independent separating-strips of rela tively non-compressiblematerial secured to and between such sheets of fabric near their upperedges and a metallic case for inclosing and retaining such separating-strips and such common uniting-strip.

4. A brush comprising a metallic case and a series of sheets of fabricand means for supporting such sheets of fabric in such case insubstantially parallel planes comprising indi vidual separating-stripsof relatively noncompressible material secured to and between suchsheets of fabric at their upper edges and a common uniting-strip forsuch separating-strips and sheets of fabric.

WM. H. BENNETT.

I/Vitnesses:

ALBERT C. BELL, CLARA M. LIENER.

